THE SOLUTION

Extraction

The plastic concentrated in the open oceans continues to cause damage, and does not go away by itself. A single Ocean Cleanup Array can clean up half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 year’s time.

Prevention

Prevention is an essential part of stopping plastic pollution. By communicating the development of the cleanup technology, The Ocean Cleanup aims to raise awareness and make the problem visible for the first time.

Interception

Spin-off technologies deployed in rivers will be able to rapidly reduce the influx of new plastic in the oceans. The Ocean Cleanup plans to start developing interception systems by 2016.

THE TECHNOLOGY

ABOUT

The Ocean Cleanup develops technologies to extract, prevent, and intercept plastic pollution. The Ocean Cleanup’s goal is to fuel the world’s fight against oceanic plastic pollution by initiating the largest cleanup in history.